Artwork: Allerton Mandalas (Michele Brody)

From nycsubway.org

"Working with the layouts for the 2 and 5 red and green lines as
they run from the Bronx through Manhattan to Brooklyn, the four
Mandalas that I created for the Allerton Avenue Station were derived
from layering, twisting and turning the outlines of green and red into
a series of intertwining radiating patterns. These Mandalas were
generated with the desire to coat the train platform with a central
abstract image of color, light and form. From up close, or afar, each
Mandala is meant to at first dazzle the viewer with color and light,
then upon closer inspection, reveal a central structure inspired by
the mark of subway lines themselves. Their meanings are open to
interpretation, and are meant as a form of meditation for the passing
public and subway riders." -- Michele Brody. Source:
cuny.edu